- Jul 4 Rolf Harris is sentenced to 5 years and 9 months for indecently assaulting female minors
Album Release
Jul 15 Jason Mraz releases his fifth studio album, "Yes!"
Linda Ronstadt Honored
Jul 28 Linda Ronstadt receives the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony [1]
- Jul 29 Authorities reverse ban on steel-string guitars in prison cells in England and Wales, after a campaign by rock guitarists including Billy Bragg, David Gilmour, and Johnny Marr